EP0892350A3 - Procédé de replacement redondant dans un dispositif de mémoire - Google Patents

Procédé de replacement redondant dans un dispositif de mémoire Download PDF

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EP0892350A3
EP0892350A3 EP98303690A EP98303690A EP0892350A3 EP 0892350 A3 EP0892350 A3 EP 0892350A3 EP 98303690 A EP98303690 A EP 98303690A EP 98303690 A EP98303690 A EP 98303690A EP 0892350 A3 EP0892350 A3 EP 0892350A3
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redundancy
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EP0892350B1 (fr
EP0892350A2 (fr
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Toshiaki Kirihata
Gabriel Daniel
Jean-Marc Dortu
Karl-Peter Pfefferl
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Siemens AG
International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/78—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices
    • G11C29/785—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with redundancy programming schemes
    • G11C29/787—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with redundancy programming schemes using a fuse hierarchy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/78—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices
    • G11C29/80—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout
    • G11C29/804—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout to prevent clustered faults
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/78—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices
    • G11C29/80—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout
    • G11C29/808—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout using a flexible replacement scheme
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/78—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices
    • G11C29/80—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout
    • G11C29/81—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using programmable devices with improved layout using a hierarchical redundancy scheme

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  • For Increasing The Reliability Of Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
  • Dram (AREA)
EP98303690A 1997-07-16 1998-05-12 Procédé de replacement redondant dans un dispositif de mémoire Expired - Lifetime EP0892350B1 (fr)

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US895249 1997-07-16
US08/895,249 US5881003A (en) 1997-07-16 1997-07-16 Method of making a memory device fault tolerant using a variable domain redundancy replacement configuration

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EP0892350A2 EP0892350A2 (fr) 1999-01-20
EP0892350A3 true EP0892350A3 (fr) 2000-02-02
EP0892350B1 EP0892350B1 (fr) 2003-02-05

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EP (1) EP0892350B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3850988B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR100305936B1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69811155T2 (fr)
TW (1) TW410288B (fr)

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EP0660237A2 (fr) * 1993-12-22 1995-06-28 Hitachi, Ltd. Dispositif de mémoire à semi-conducteur à réseau de cellules de mémoire de réserve

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KR19990013942A (ko) 1999-02-25
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EP0892350B1 (fr) 2003-02-05
KR100305936B1 (ko) 2001-11-05
JP3850988B2 (ja) 2006-11-29
EP0892350A2 (fr) 1999-01-20
DE69811155T2 (de) 2003-10-23
JPH1196799A (ja) 1999-04-09

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